Author: Halimah Olamide

The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the GRA Police Division in Asaba, CSP Joseph Udoh, following allegations of extortion and harassment involving a good Samaritan. This was disclosed by the Delta State Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, on Saturday. He disclosed that the officer has been removed from office, sanctioned, and that the money collected from the complainant has been refunded. “The guy has since been contacted, the DPO removed and sanctioned, and the money refunded,” Edafe said. NPO reports that the development follows a public complaint by…

The United States President, Donald Trump has released the first photo of Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro following his arrest. The photograph, released by Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social, shows Maduro dressed in a gray sweatsuit aboard the USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship. The Venezuelan leader appeared restrained, wearing sound-dampening headphones and a visor-like covering over his eyes, clutching a water bottle as he was transported. Recall that NPO Reported that the United States had captured Nicolas and his wife, Cilia Flores and launched a “large-scale” strike against the country. Viral video of the…

As Command Investigates Allegations The Nigeria Police Force has summoned the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the GRA Police Division in Asaba, Delta State, CSP Joseph Udoh, for questioning following a complaint alleging abuse of power and harassment of a Delta State resident, Tomi Akporoghene. This is following a post by Akporoghene, who narrated how he was treated by officers after rushing a dying young man, who had collapsed on the road, to a hospital earlier this year. According to him, he acted on the advice of a medical doctor he had contacted and decided to assist the victim when…

The Kebbi State Government has approved the reopening of schools across the state, with effect from Monday, January 5, 2026. The directive was contained in a letter signed by the Public Relations Officer, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board, Isah Ibrahim, and the Deputy Director (Academics) of the Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, Aliyu Bagarawa. It applies to all public and private educational institutions in the state. According to the letter, the reopening follows a temporary closure that was implemented to ensure safety and allow for necessary administrative preparations. School administrators, teachers, parents, students, and Education Secretaries have been…

Movie producer and agribusiness executive, Don Pedro Obaseki, has reportedly been assaulted and stripped naked by suspected thugs in Benin City, Edo State. Obaseki, a former Managing Director of Dasr Communication and Chief Executive Officer of Hosamudia Farm, was allegedly attacked at Uwa Primary School, where he had gone to play football. He is a cousin of former Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and was said to have participated in several “meet and greet” sessions organised by the former governor across Europe. A now viral video on social media showed Obaseki kneeling at the gate of the Oba of Benin’s…

Amidst allegations that the Oyo State Government collected N50bn from the Federal Government as intervention fund for the bomb explosions that happened in the capital city on January 16, 2024, an aide to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka on Sunday released a letter with which the request was made. The letter, as released by Lere Olayinka, was however cropped. According to the letter which was addressed to the Ministry of Finance, the government of Engr Seyi Makinde had allegedly demanded for N50bn. However, media reports last year had shown that the state government released N4.5bn for the purpose of which…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has released documents he claims shows that Oyo State received N50 billion from the Federal Government as intervention funds following the January 16th 2024 explosion in Ibadan. Fayose made the disclosure on Sunday in a statement, two days after stating during a television programme that the funds were released to the Oyo State Government under Governor Seyi Makinde. NPO reports that Makinde had challenged him to provide evidence to support the claim. Fayose said the documents released were in response to the governor’s request for proof that the money was received. Although, NPO Reports…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says three bodies have so far, been recovered from rubble of the Great Nigeria Insurance building in Lagos, gutted by fire on Dec. 24. Public Relations Officer (PRO) of LASEMA, Mr Nosa Okunboron, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. He said that the bodies recovered include: an adult female extricated from the collapsed structure and handed over to her husband; and a decapitated adult male with severed limbs. According to him, also recovered was another adult male whose body was recovered intact. LASEMA said that a total of eight male…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command said it has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group. The suspects were alleged to have engaged in unlawful assembly and breach of peace at the Sango-Ota area of the State. The Command ‘s Spokesman, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this known in a statement to newsmen on Friday in Abeokuta. He explained that the command had arrested eight suspects for breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has confirmed the death of two persons in a tanker explosion along Badagry Expressway. Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, General Manager, LASTMA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He said the tanker explosion which involved a Mack Truck conveying diesel occurred in the early hours of Thursday at the Oto – Ijanikin axis, in the vicinity of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), inward Agbara, along the Lagos – Badagry Expressway. Bakare-Oki said preliminary findings attributed the incident to speed, leading to the tanker driver to lost control of the vehicle while…